The Washington critic., 1887-12-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

AuVlceb from Sthniey, CnOctaW NhtlOn,
by one Martin yesterday.
Senator Stanford of California is about
TO import skilled laborers from B,rdeaux
TO replace the Chinese now working In bis
vineyards.
The blowing of Of the top Of vulcan
izer In Or. HI. Johnson's dental labora-
tory, In Reading, Pa, yesterday, resulted
in fatal injuries to Harry Deiniuger, pol.
iaher, sged 18 years.
Captain George Denham Of the British
steamer Ocean King, from London, while
bathing 10 New Orleans Tuesday, struck
his head In diving against some hidden OBJ
struction and broke his neck.
New York, made an Assignment yesterday.
Mr.. Bacon has been In the wiue business
since.1870 and was previously In the ship
chandlery trade a. Russell, Bacon & Co.
The failure OF r. T. Raley, broker, was
announced In the Philadelphia Stock Ex.
change yesterday, and q email amount Of
stock was sold under the rule for his &C.
count. Mr. Raley was q small trader.
At Amboy, q email village 10 Blue Earth
County, Minn.,- yesterday, farmer named
Glow. shot and fatally wounded his wife
separated on account Of family troubles.
Mayor O'Brien was renominated by the
Boston Democrats yesterday. Hon Ma
thsniel j. Bradlee, the citizens' nominee
for Mayor, has withdrawn from the canvass
in favor Of Hon. Thomas N. Hart, the Re-
publican nominee.
In Elizabeth, N. j., yesterday, Judge Nc
Cormick sentenced John NJ. Jackson and
Horace and Lewis Van Nest, the PlainGed
FIRE bugs. jackson, who pleaded guilty to
three indictments, to State prison for fifteen
vonra tho Van Noata for dva paavo
An appeal to the Supreme Court OF
North Carolina has been granted in the
case Of Stephen Freeman, negro, who wac
recently found guilty OF committing an as
sault upon Mrs. Sellers, white, aud was
sentenced to be hanged December 90.
The commissioners appointed at the last
session Of Ct nzress to select site for q new
p0stofice In San Francisco report that they
cannot obtain elite for the amount appro-
priated for Tie purpose, $3.50, 900. They rec
creased to $3.50,
Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia was on
Tuesday the recipient Of check for So, 100,
the gift Of number OF Catholics OF his
arch diocese, who wished to give substau-
tial evidence Of their esteem for the head Of
the church In that city on the eve OF his de-
partuie on his visit to the Pope.
The National Association OF Flint Glass
Manufacturers have adopted q new scale OF
weges which will be presented to the work.
men on January 2, aud II It 10 not accepted
the factories throughout the country will
close down. The basis will be the same as
the one In operation the past year. The
emalnyes say they will not sign unless their
association Is recognized.
Sam Hardin, colored teamster at Xenia,
Ohio, murdered his wife and probably ia
tally wounded u couple Of men last night.
nar "a, Arst all "a rad Ian pptlar kbar
teamstor aud his former partner, cutting his
throat from ear to ear. His father-in-law,
John Fisher, attempted to control hlm and
was cut half dozen times, the jugular vein
aud the windpipe being laid bare.
A deed was filed In New York yesterday
transferring the 6.ycar-old boy OF Jane
Chung Wing, an American woman who mar
ried a Chioamap, to Ah Doc and Mrs. All
Doc, who are to have the custody Of the
Chinese husband deserted her, and she has
tince had to support her four children The
All Docs are quite wealthy. Tho formal
consideration for The child was 81.
Ben CuHey and Charles A. Logan OF Ok
ford Junction, Iowa, were rival sultors for
the hand Of Elizabeth Waterspn, II years
old The two meu met at the girls home
Tuesday, when q desperate encounter Gu
sued, the victor to have the prize. Cusley
at the point OF a revolver Logan was the
favoIite with the Girl, and Tuesday after
noon she sent bullet through her heart.
r Some time since movement was set on
foot at Macon, Ga, to raise by popular
subscription Jeff. Davis fund, but It has
been abandoned at the request VI Mrs.
Davis, VINO has written letter In which
fhe thanks her friends for their kind Of.
forts, but deprecates the accomplishment Of
1t. She adds: "Both my daughter aud |
have received an education which would
ktand Instead OF mo0ey were everything to
lie swept away, and we would not be- com
Portable under this monied obligation TO
those who have given far greater boon TO
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